Fan



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Patented Aug. 28, 1923.

gauze WILLIAM BROWN, or. s'r. ouis, raissoUBI, AssmNoR To'LAUaa A. amour-N;or

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MISSOURI.

FAN.

Application ined number 1 1921. serial at. 507,643." i

T 0 all whom it may on-cam:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at the cityof St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fans, of which the following is a specification. I

ThJS invention relates to fans.

An object of the invention is to provide a fan of a novel and improved construe- 'tion in which the fan blade is composed of paper or pasteb'eard of a novel shape or form and having anotch for receiving the fan handle, in combination with a handle having a slot or k'e'rf "at 'on'eencl to receive the edge of the fan blade, the width of the handle at the bottoln ofthe slot or kerf being approximately equal tothe width of the notch in the fan blade, and a fastening element passing through the blade embracing portions of theha'ndle and through the interposed bla'de relatively close to the edge of the blade at I the bottom of the otfih By this construction Fain enabled to--'use a relatively. short handle liavingshortbladeengaging portions so that a single fastener may be employed to secure the handle to the fan blade, and this single fastener may be located very jcl'ose to the marginal edee of the blade. Further, by constructing the blade in the manner stated and as here inafter more fully disclosed, and by securing the handle thereof aster-em shown and d'e. scribed, the desired flexibility of the fan blade is maintained, and Still the fan to pre-' vent breaking, result has heretofore been obtained by employing one or more blade possesses 'suiii'ci'ent strength overlapping portions of the handle extending to or beyond the center of the blade.

In the fans in which long portions of the handle extend approximately to or beyond the center of the fan blade, it has been necessary to employ a fastener, usu- A fan of my ii nproved construction obtains the necessary strength in the fan blade and the same time, avoids "the necessltyof using a long overlapping portion of the handle to obtain that strength; and,

the objectionable staple or fastener in con nection with the long overlapping portion in addition, my invention avoids the use of of; the handle, thus providing afan which is not subject {to any of the objections stated inYtheclothing of the'us'er Another object ofm'y invention'is to 'pro vide. an improved fan, comprising a fabrica'ted blade and a separate handle attached thereto, which is not subject to an offthe and "does not become caught or "entangled 1 objections mentioned.

f Fi '1 isa 's id'e'e-levation of my improved Fig. a sectional view on the line '2'-2 *of F ig. 1.

In the embodiment shown the blade 1 is composed of paper or other fibrous, fab-rt catedmaterial. The blade 1 maybe 'of "any desired shape, subject, however, to the fact that it 'must necessarily contain the notch" one side thereof, "as hereinafter described. At the lower side edgeof the blade '1 a notch is formed, the side walls 2 of which curve on conveX lines to an intersection with the bottom wall 3 of said notch. As shown, the bottom' 'wall 3 'is at right angles tofthe longitudinal o 'v'ertiealyaxis jof the fan. The notch thus forinedfi's'o'f suflicient depth to "leave the relatively long downward-lye tended earjs or side portions 4, which extend" downwardly, a relatively considerable distance' below the bottom wall 3 pfthe notch. The fan handle 5' is composed of wood or other appropriate material and is provided with a portion 6 at one end having alwidth equal to the width of the bottom of the notch formed in the fan blade; that is, the width of the portion 6 is equal to the length of the bottom wall 3 of the notch.

The part 6 of the fan handle is provided with a notch or kerf 7 therein, thewidth of I which is about equal to the thickness of "the 1 fan blade and the depthof whichis relatively shallow. This provides two short side members adapted toreceive the "edge of the p fan blade between them. The bottom wall of the notch 7 fits against the bottom wall 8 of the notch in the fan'blade, the width of the part6 of the handle atithe bottom of .Y the notch 7 being equal to thewidth of the jections heretofore mentioned are avoided. f

dle, thus leaving'no I V p caught or entangled with the clothingof the user of the an,'or*With other'fabrics.

notch in the tan blade. The length of the sidemembers of the handle need not exceed the widththereof, since, as a result ofthe novel, construction and parts, the necessary strength and rigidity is obtained Without the use of long or extended handle members engaging the tan blade. A fastener 8"passes through the side members of the handle and through the interposed portion of the fan blade clamping the parts together. As shown, the fastener 8. is1n the form ofan eyelet whose flared-or.

swaged' ends 9 are countersunk. in the hanpro ect1ons to become 7' Fans ofthis improved constructionhave I. been nsed- Withcompletesatisfaction, and as a result-r" such actual use, I have found that all of the'intended objects and purposes of the invention are obtained and all of the obi What TL-claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is V i 1. A fan, comprising a flexible blade com- 'posed of fibrous fabricated material having arelativelydeep notch in one side edge thereof provided with convex innenwalls and a wide bottom. intersecting the convex walls oi? said notch, in combination with a handle having a shallow slot in one. end thereof receiving the edge of the fan blade at the bottom of said notch, the sides of the handle on opposite sides, orthe tan blade terminating only a short distance above the bottom of the notch in the fan blade, and

a, fastener passing through the side portions of the handle and through the interposed portion of the fan vblade a short distance abovetheibottom wall of said notchand near'the bottom edge ofthe fan blade.

posed of fibrous fabricated material having a relatively deep and wide notch in one side 2. A tan,;comprising a flexible blade comedge thereof provided with a Wide bottom intersectingthe side Walls of said notch, in combination with a handle having a shallow relationship 7 of slot in one end thereof receiving the edge of the tan blade at the bottoin ot said notch the sides of the handle on opposite sides or the fan blade terminating only a short.dis

tance above the bottom of the notch in the. tan blade, and a fastener passing through the side portions of the handle and through the interposed portion of the ten blade at short distance above the bottom all of said notch and near the bottom edge of thetan blade, said fastener having itsfopposite ends countersunk in the handle. Z r

3. A em of the character described, comside thereof, the side Walls'ot' the notch'bee ing convex and the bottom of theinotch beingfrela-tively Wide and at right angles to the vertical axis of the blade, a handle'have 'lng (1 130111011 at 'one end thereof the width prisinga paper blade having a'notch in one.

of whichis equal tothe width of the bottom" of theinotch, and said portion ofthe handle chavinga slot therein or relatively muchless depth than one-half of the diameter ofthe fan blade, said slot'receiving the edge of the fan blade at'the bottomfofs'aidnotch, I

and a fastener passing through the handle and through the interposed portion of the vfan blade relatively near the bottom wall of said notch. 7 V Y 4:. A fan of the character described, com.- prising a paper blade havinga notch in one side thereof, the side Walls oftlie notch being convex and the bottom ot'the notch being relatively wideand at right angles to the vertical axisof the blade, a handle having a portion at one end thereof the width of' which is equal to the Width of the bottom ofthe notch and said portion 'ofthe ban 'dle havingfa slot therein of relatively much less depth than one-halfofthe diameter of the fan blade, said slot receiving the edge of the fan blade at the bottonr of said notch, a fastener 'passingthroughthe handle and through the interposed portion of the fan blade relatively near the b'ottom'wall of said notch, and'the, ends of said Vfastenerbeing countersunk in the handle.

WILLIAM BROWN, 

